The 1960 NBA draft was the 14th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 11, 1960, before the 1960–61 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. Before the draft, a team could forfeit its first-round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50-mile radius of its home arena as their territorial pick.[1][2] The Minneapolis Lakers participated in the draft, but relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the start of the season.[3] The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 100 players selected.
a 12 On January 24, 1960, the New York Knicks acquired Dick Garmaker and a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Ray Felix and a fourth-round pick.[20][21] The Knicks used the pick to draft Dave Budd. The Lakers used the pick to draft Ben Warley.
^"Dick Garmaker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
^"Ray Felix Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
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The 1960 NBA draft was the 14th annual draft of the National Basketball Association NBA The draft was held on April 11 1960 before the 1960 61 season In this draft eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U S college basketball players A player who had finished his four year college eligibility was eligible for selection If a player left college early he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated In each round the teams select in reverse order of their win loss record in the previous season Before the draft a team could forfeit its first round draft pick and then select any player from within a 50 mile radius of its home arena as their territorial pick 1 2 The Minneapolis Lakers participated in the draft but relocated to Los Angeles and became the Los Angeles Lakers prior to the start of the season 3 The draft consisted of 21 rounds comprising 100 players selected 1960 NBA draftGeneral informationSportBasketballDate s April 11 1960LocationNew York City New YorkOverview100 total selections in 21 roundsLeagueNBATerritorial pick s Oscar Robertson Cincinnati RoyalsFirst selectionOscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals 19591961 Contents 1 Draft selections and draftee career notes 2 Key 3 Draft 4 Other picks 5 Trades 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDraft selections and draftee career notes editOscar Robertson from the University of Cincinnati was selected before the draft as Cincinnati Royals territorial pick He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season 4 Jerry West from West Virginia University was selected second by the Minneapolis Lakers Three players from this draft Robertson West and 6th pick Lenny Wilkens have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame 5 They were also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league s 50th anniversary in 1996 6 Robertson s achievements include an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 Most Valuable Player Award in 1964 11 All NBA Team selections and 12 All Star Game selections 7 West played 14 seasons with the Lakers winning the NBA championship in 1972 He was also selected to 12 consecutive All NBA Teams and 14 consecutive All Star Games 8 He later coached the Lakers for three seasons 9 Wilkens achievements include 9 All Star Game selections After his playing career he became a successful head coach He won the NBA championship in 1979 with the Seattle SuperSonics and the Coach of the Year Award in 1994 10 He held the record for most games as a head coach in the NBA with 2 487 games coached 11 He was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998 He became the third man to be inducted as a player and as a coach after John Wooden and Bill Sharman 12 Two players from this draft 3rd pick Darrall Imhoff and 5th pick Lee Shaffer have also been selected to an All Star Game 13 14 Tom Sanders the 8th pick won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1960s 15 He later briefly coached the Celtics in 1978 16 Al Attles the 39th pick also had a coaching career He coached the San Francisco Golden State Warriors for 14 seasons winning the NBA championship in 1975 17 Key editPos G F CPosition Guard Forward Center Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All Star Game Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff gameDraft edit nbsp Oscar Robertson was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals nbsp Jerry West was selected second overall by the Minneapolis Lakers Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School club teamT 1 1 Oscar Robertson G F nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati1 2 Jerry West G F nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers West Virginia1 3 Darrall Imhoff C nbsp United States New York Knicks California1 4 Jackie Moreland G F nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Louisiana Tech1 5 Lee Shaffer F nbsp United States Syracuse Nationals North Carolina1 6 Lenny Wilkens G nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Providence1 7 Al Bunge F nbsp United States Philadelphia Warriors Maryland1 8 Tom Sanders F nbsp United States Boston Celtics NYU2 9 Jay Arnette G nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals Texas2 10 Dave Budd F nbsp United States New York Knicks from Minneapolis a Wake Forest2 11 Kelly Coleman F nbsp United States New York Knicks Kentucky Wesleyan2 12 Ron Johnson F nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Minnesota2 13 Wilbur Trosch C nbsp United States Syracuse Nationals Saint Francis PA 2 14 Frank Radovich F nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Indiana2 15 Bill Kennedy G nbsp United States Philadelphia Warriors Temple2 16 Leroy Wright F nbsp United States Boston Celtics PacificOther picks editThe following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game 18 19 nbsp Bob McNeill middle was selected 19th overall by the New York Knicks nbsp Al Attles was selected 39th overall by the Philadelphia Warriors Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School club team3 17 Ralph Davis G nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati3 19 Bob McNeill G nbsp United States New York Knicks Saint Joseph s3 21 Joe Roberts F nbsp United States Syracuse Nationals Ohio State3 22 Fred LaCour G F nbsp United States St Louis Hawks San Francisco4 27 Ben Warley G F nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers from New York a Tennessee State4 30 Horace Walker F nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Michigan State5 36 Willie Jones G nbsp United States Detroit Pistons Northwestern5 38 Jimmy Darrow G nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Bowling Green5 39 Al Attles G nbsp United States Philadelphia Warriors North Carolina A amp T6 46 York Larese G nbsp United States St Louis Hawks North Carolina7 50 Howie Jolliff F C nbsp United States Minneapolis Lakers Ohio7 54 Bob Sims G F nbsp United States St Louis Hawks Pepperdine8 56 Sam Stith G nbsp United States Cincinnati Royals St Bonaventure11 78 Mel Peterson G F nbsp United States Detroit Pistons WheatonTrades edita 1 2 On January 24 1960 the New York Knicks acquired Dick Garmaker and a second round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Ray Felix and a fourth round pick 20 21 The Knicks used the pick to draft Dave Budd The Lakers used the pick to draft Ben Warley See also editList of first overall NBA draft picks NBA recordsReferences editGeneral Complete First Round Results 1960 69 NBA com Turner Sports Interactive Inc Archived from the original on December 3 2009 Retrieved January 8 2010 1960 NBA Draft basketball reference com Retrieved January 8 2010 1957 1961 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research Retrieved December 28 2009 1960 NBA Draft The Draft Review Retrieved January 8 2010 Specific How the NBA draft became a lottery The Seattle Times The Seattle Times Company May 21 2007 Retrieved September 10 2009 Lakers Select Baylor In NBA Draft Meeting The Daily Collegian Pennsylvania State University April 23 1958 Archived from 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